(35 model years) 1975 – 2009 Mark 1 VW GOLF / RABBIT
The first-generation VW Golf was one of the company’s earliest front-wheel-drive applications developed after acquiring Audi in the late 1960s. This “Mark 1” platform was initially offered as a 3-door hatch, 5-door hatch, and convertible spanning the 1975-84 model years in most markets, with the convertible Cabriolet model using the platform until 1993. However, some countries still saw variations of the original Rabbit produced long past 1984. In Brazil, for example, the 2-door Mark 1 pickup was marketed as the “Caddy” through 1994, and the 5-door hatchback had a long run as the “Citi Golf” through the 2009 model year. In the picture is a 2006 Citi Golf R model.